Bengali Movies

Buro Sadhu movie review: Debutant director Vik proves he's a fine craftsman with this richly detailed triumph

Ritwick Chakraborty in Buro Sadhu is brilliant as the young man who is disillusioned, callous, frightened and in the throes of alcoholism-induced hallucinations in various stages of his life.

Kedara movie review: Kaushik Ganguly is superlative in Indraadip Dasgupta’s perfectly executed debut film

In his debut feature film Kedara (The Armchair), Indraadip Dasgupta has shown exceptional potential in dealing with a sensitive subject and creating a heart-warming film out of it.

Mitin Mashi movie review: A flawed detective caper that's saved by strong performances and laudable idea

In the film, Mitin Mashi, or Pragyaparamita Mukherjee, is a private detective with her own Kolkata Police approved agency

Parcel movie review: Indrasis Acharya's tale exposes the rot that lies just below a picturesque facade

Despite being a ‘thriller’, Parcel is a slow burn of a film, like its predecessor Pupa

Gumnaami movie review: An admirable second half can't right the information overload of a monotonous beginning

As claimed by the makers, Gumnaami does present and examine a number of theories surrounding Netaji’s death — or, shall we say, his disappearance

Bibaho Obhijaan movie review: An irredeemable offering despite some rare laugh-out-loud moments

Unfortunately, for most of its two-hour duration, Bibaho Obhijaan is simply not funny enough.

Konttho movie review: Shibu-Nandita's film struggles to rise above its ordinariness, clichés

The core flaw in Konttho is that it is a very poorly written film

Ke Tumi Nandini movie review: Pathikrit Basu's film is an illogical mess with no redeeming quality

If Fidaa was watchable, for nothing else but the fact that it was unintentionally funny, Ke Tumi Nandini is just not worth your time

Bhobishyoter Bhoot movie review: A brave socio-political satire with hits and misses in equal measure

Bhobishyoter Bhoot has some brilliant technical wizardry in departments such as editing (an absolute marvel), cinematography, and sound design

Vinci Da movie review: Srijit Mukherji cuts out the flab to deliver a genius crime thriller

With Vinci Da, Srijit Mukherji seems to have consciously cut down the cinematic flab that had begun to creep into his films